On the evening of March 30, 1987, at the 59th Oscars ceremony, amid applause and cheers, a girl took the Academy Award in the hands of the host, she did not speak, and kept comparing with her hand. At this time, people discovered that the Oscar heroine of this year was actually a mute girl who could not speak.
She is Mary Matlin, the first deaf actress at the Oscars in the United States.
Mary Matlin was not born deaf and mute, but at 18 months lost hearing and speaking due to a high fever.
The disability since childhood did not make her lose confidence in life, because she loved acting, joined the children's theater at the age of 8, followed the theater to participate in stage plays. Every time she gets the opportunity to perform, she cherishes it, takes each role seriously, figures out the character's performance method, and is not depressed when she is criticized, she will ask others how to perform. Every night after rehearsal, she will continue to practice on stage to bring out the best in every move.
In 1985, 19-year-old Mary participated in the stage play "Little God's Child" because of her good acting skills. This made the female director Landa see an opportunity and decided to bring the stage play to the movie screen. However, the actor of the heroine still hasn't found a suitable one.
Just when Landa was at a loss, she saw Marie's performance in the video of "Little God's Child", thought that Mary was the heroine she was looking for, and decided to let her lead in the film.
In the movie, Mary plays a lonely deaf female worker, and the story tells about her and the young teacher of the deaf school, from acquaintance to separation, and then to love together. In the story, there is a quarrel between her and the teacher, because she is deaf and mute, her anger cannot be expressed in words, and can only be performed by body language and expression.
She stared at the teacher with wide eyes, the fists in her hands clenched tightly, but for a moment, Mary's eyes showed reluctance to the teacher, and her performance expressed the contradictions of this character well.
Her every movement and every look shows the lonely deaf female worker to the fullest, she takes every shot seriously, understands the heart of the character with her heart, and strives to be perfect.
After the movie was released, everyone was impressed by her acting skills. However, what I don't know is that she is also deaf and mute like the heroine in the movie.
In 1987, at the 59th Academy Awards, Mary won the Oscar for her role in the film. Holding the trophy and standing in the center of the stage, she did not speak, nor was she timid, she expressed her gratitude and support to all in her own way. That's when they realized she couldn't speak.
After Mary's successful career, she actively participated in various public welfare activities to send more care and encouragement to the hearing-impaired.
Mary said: "My success is probably an inspiration for everyone. "Her famous work may only present a love across prejudice to normal people, but it is more about telling people that deaf people are lonely and abandoned by society." I hope that these isolated people will boldly find the love they want.
Sometimes people in the world like to ask God to worship the Buddha, and the Buddha overcomes everyone, but it cannot solve the problems of everyone. Everything is counted on heaven, it is better to rely on yourself, after all, you work hard, and success will come sooner or later.
